Nov 23, 2020

Howard T. Day

November 23, 2020, Howard T. Day of Dryden, NY, at the age of 101 passed away quietly at home with family members by his side. Howard was born in Northfield, Minnesota on July 3, 1919, son of Marvin Howard and Cora L. Day. Howard moved to the Dryden, NY area approximately 1934 with his...

Nov 9, 2020

Charles “Cap” Munch Jr., 94 of Brooktondale, NY passed away Monday, November 9, 2020 at Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca.

Born February 5, 1926 in Caroline Center, NY he was the son of the late Charles and Ruth Meier Munch and husband of the late Mary Esther Miller Munch who died in 2000. Cap was employed with...

Nov 9, 2020

Jeffrey John Surine passed away peaceful with his family by his side on November 9, 2020 after a battle with cancer.  Jeff gave 20 plus years to the W.B. Strong Fire Company in Freeville, NY.

Jeff held numerous offices in the company to include the ranks of Captain, Assistant Chief, and member of the board of directors....

Nov 7, 2020

Mike Totman, age 65 of McLean NY, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 due to complications suffered from sepsis and cancer.  Mike was born on November 5, 1955 in Cortland NY, the son of George and Norma Totman.

As a youngster, Mike was a boy scout accomplishing, in addition to many other awards, the God and...

Nov 3, 2020

Daryl P. “Buz” Metzler, 69 of Groton passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at home with his family by his side.  He was born on March 1, 1951 in Gouverneur, NY the son of the late Clyde and Cecile Stowell Metzler.  Daryl loved spending time with his family. He enjoyed woodworking, yard work, riding his motorcycle and working on...

Nov 2, 2020

Elsie May Martin Brown (90) of Marathon, NY passed away on November 2, 2020 in Cortland, NY. Elsie was Born January 30, 1930 in Romney West Virginia

Daughter of the late Robert and Nora Staub Rogers

Elsie Was very much a social butterfly who loved to feed people. You could not walk out of her...

Nov 2, 2020

Mary Louise Foster, age 75 of Groton, NY passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 2, 2020 at her home.

Born March 24, 1945 in Waverly, NY she was the daughter of the late Alva and Louisa Lattimer Chandler and wife of the late Eugene Foster who died in 2006.

Mary is survived by her sons,...

Nov 1, 2020

Sally I. Stevens, age 88 of Marathon, NY passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.  Born May 23, 1932 in Virgil, NY she was the daughter of the late Harold and Inez Hollenbeck. Sally was a 1951 graduate of Virgil Central School and she worked alongside her parents at the family business, Hollenbeck’s...

Oct 30, 2020

Gary E. Simmons, age 78, of Dryden passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020 at home, surrounded by family.

Gary was born on January 23, 1942 in Gouvernour, NY to Harold and Rosetta Simmons. Gary graduated from Gouvernour Junior-Senior High School, class of 1960. After graduation Gary continued his education studying at Broome Community College and SUNY...

Oct 30, 2020

“And though she be but little, she is fierce.”

Barbara Westfall passed away on her own terms October 30, 2020.  Born in the Tompkins County Hospital June 6, 1945 to Walter and Betty (Vollmuth) Cogswell, Sr., Barb enjoyed growing up in Etna, NY, along with her three younger siblings.  In 1963, she graduated from Dryden High School...

Oct 25, 2020

“He restores my soul, comforts me, forever”

Willis (Bill) Hilker, 84, of Ithaca, NY died peacefully on Sunday, October 25, 2020. Bill was born on July 8, 1936 in Brooktondale, NY in his grandfather’s home on Caroline Depot Rd., to Elmer Hilker and Hester (Schooley Hilker) Madewell. Bill served in the Naval Reserves; had a career filled...

Oct 15, 2020

John Norman Garner, 84 of Dryden, NY passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at his home.

Born April 30, 1936 in Georgetown, NY he was the son of the late Claude D. and Olive A. Knapp Garner. He was graduated from Homer Central School in 1954 where he played Soccer, Basketball and Baseball. After high...

Oct 9, 2020

John "Jack" J. Gilbert Jr., age 95, passed away peacefully on October 9, 2020, at Kendal in Ithaca, NY.  Born May 7, 1925, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Far Rockaway, NY, to John J. Gilbert and Eileen Marie (O’Donnell) Gilbert.  He was predeceased by his wife, Inger Molmen Gilbert and his younger siblings:  Francis, Paul and Ann.  He is...

Oct 3, 2020

Herbert A. Jacobs, 78 of Groton passed away on Saturday October 3, 2020.  Herb was born on June 29, 1942 in Killawog, the son of the late Jesse and Helen Carlisle Jacobs. Herb served in the US Army from 1960-1963 after returning from the service he went to work for Pall Trinity in Cortland for 32 years.  Herb was...

Sep 30, 2020

Lois A. Kinney, 78, of  Freeville, NY, was called home to be with the Lord Wednesday, September 30, 2020 after a long battle with cancer.  Mrs. Kinney was born March 9, 1941 in Cortland, NY a daughter of the late Moody & Grace Storck Sanford.  She attended school in Dryden and on February 27, 1960 was married to the...

Sep 26, 2020

Austin Matthew Lites “Ike”, age 23 of Cortland, NY passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020 as the result of an accident.

Born August 10, 1997 in Cortland, NY he is the son of Patricia E. Jacobs; brother of Joshua and Lillian Eastman; nephew of Matthew and Danyel Jacobs; and grandson of Dale and Lori Jacobs.  He is...

Sep 19, 2020

HARFORD – Elsie Johanna Schneider, age 91 of Creamery Apartments, Harford, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Guthrie Cortland Medical Center after a brief illness. Elsie was born March 12, 1929 in Hoboken, NJ a daughter of the late Gustav and Elsa Kolbe Heinsohn and wife of the late Carl Schneider who passed away in 1998. Elsie...

Sep 17, 2020

ETNA -Gene A. Savon, age 72, of Etna, NY passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Cayuga Medical Center.

Born March 9, 1948 in Barton, NY he was the son of Dorothy Mae Barnes and the late Carl William Savon. He was a loving and caring, husband, father, and grandfather who cherished the time that...

Sep 15, 2020

Linda J. Haskins, 79 of Cortland passed away September 15, 2020 at Cayuga Medical Center. Linda was born on March 27, 1941 the daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Wanser of Whitney Point, NY.  Linda had worked for P&C in Cortland for a number of years.

She is predeceased by her sister, Marie Bird of Whitney...

Sep 13, 2020

Edward Strazdins   Born Sept. 19   1918

Edward Strazdins of 23 Hilton Rd. Dryden, NY died peacefully at home on September 13, 2020, surrounded by the love of his family.

Life is fleeting and should be embraced, to be lived with passion and purpose.  Our father did this in extraordinary ways, living an extraordinary life.  Born...